Governor booed at graduation:

Gov. Bruce Rauner was booed by attendees at a Chicago State University commencement ceremony. Rauner called the reaction to his presence Thursday “negative feedback,” adding he’d “love to boo our system as well.” Chicago State has been hard hit by the failure of the governor and legislators to come up an annual budget. Management troubles have also contributed to Chicago State’s woes, prompting a leadership shake-up promoted by the governor. Rauner later said he attended the ceremony to congratulate the students and to show support for the university’s administration. He said state government is broken and “we’re going to make it right.”

Cop’s lawsuit dismissed:

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Chicago police officer with a history of excessive force complaints who claimed he was unfairly targeted by a department review authority. In his lawsuit, Glenn Evans alleged the Independent Police Review Authority retaliated against him and set him up for criminal charges by leaking to the media. Evans sued after he was acquitted in 2015 on felony charges that alleged he shoved his service gun down a suspect’s throat. Judge Manish Shah on Thursday found that allegation “was not credible.” Shah wrote Evans had “pled himself out of court” by acknowledging prosecutors had probable cause to charge him.

$60 million to recruit faculty:

The University of Illinois System has launched a three-year, $60 million initiative to recruit top faculty to its universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. University President Tim Killeen said the objective is to bring in tenured, high-achieving faculty in a broad range of academic disciplines. “We must — and shall — remain a magnet for stellar academic talent, and this new effort reconfirms our long-standing commitment to continued excellence for the University of Illinois System,” he said. The goal is to hire 10 to 15 new faculty members each year. The funds would go toward recruiting packages for professors to equip research labs, pay for office space or hire graduate students rather than pay their salaries.

CTA to pay $6 million:

The Chicago Transit Authority has reached a $6 million settlement with a woman whose feet were run over by one of its buses. Amy Koplin had the walk light and was crossing Michigan Avenue in January 2014 when she was struck by a bus making a right turn. Koplin suffered multiple injuries to her feet and has a permanent disability. Her lawsuit against the CTA was scheduled for trial next month but went to mediation, which led to the settlement. Spokeswoman Tammy Chase said the bus driver no longer works for the CTA, having been fired for another reason.